Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Pattern Formation Across Disciplines: From Chemistry to Life
Discussion Leader: Irving Epstein (Brandeis University, United States)
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Seth Fraden (Brandeis University, United States)
"How Symmetry Generates Robust Chemical, Neural, and Locomotive Rhythms"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:50 pm
Julyan Cartwright (CSIC, Spain)
"Self-Organization on the Road to Life from Geology to Biology via Physics and Chemistry"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Masahiro Ueda (Osaka University, Japan)
"Spontaneous Signal Generation by an Excitable System for Cell Migration"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Kenneth Showalter (West Virginia University, United States)
"Experimental Studies of Spiral Wave Teleportation in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dynamics and Design of Chemical Patterns
Discussion Leaders: Anne De Wit (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) and Nobuhiko Suematsu (Meiji University, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
John Pojman (Louisiana State University, United States)
"How to Make a Small Fortune Using Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Laurence Rongy (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
"Unexpected Role of Convection in Chemical Front Dynamics"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Istvan Szalai (Eötvös Lorand University, Hungary)
"Bistability and Oscillations in Laminar Flow"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Desiderio Vasquez (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru)
"Thermal and Compositional Driven Convection in Thin Reaction Fronts"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Azam Gholami (New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
"Symmetry Breaking in Chemical Systems: Engineering Complexity Through Self-Organization and Marangoni Flows of Spatial Heterogeneities"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Chengjie Luo (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics, Germany)
"Influence of Physical Interactions on Spatiotemporal Patterns"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Agota Toth (University of Szeged, Hungary) and Niklas Manz (The College of Wooster, United States)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Patterns in Cells and Tissues
Discussion Leader: Michael Stich (Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) CSIC-INTA, Spain)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Andrew Oates (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Clocks and Timers in Developmental Biology"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm
Andrew Goryachev (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Cytoskeletal Waves on the Surface of Biological Cells: Diverse Patterns and Common Mechanisms"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm
Victor Yashunsky (Ben Gurion university, Israel)
"Investigating Topological Defects in Active Nematic Multicellular Systems"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Self-Organizing Active Materials
Discussion Leader: Federico Rossi (University of Siena, Italy)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Anna Balazs (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Oscillations in Soft Active Gels and Capsules"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Qingyu Gao (China University of Mining and Technology, China)
"Analysis of Patterns and Forces in Active Gel Locomotion Driven by Chemical Waves"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Istvan Lagzi (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
"Synthesis of Materials Using Reaction and Diffusion Processes"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Shikha Dhiman (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany)
"Non-Equilibrium Spatiotemporal Patterns of Charge-Transfer Supramolecular Assembly"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Dezso Horvath (University of Szeged, Hungary)
"Population Mass Balance Modeling of Spatiotemporal Precipitation"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Anna Leathard (The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
"Compartmentalised Enzyme Systems: Investigating Transport and Confinement Effects"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nonlinear Reaction Networks
Discussion Leader: Annette Taylor (University of Sheffield , United Kingdom)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Gonen Ashkenasy (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
"Bistable Functions and Signaling Motifs in Peptide Networks Out of Equilibrium"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm
Syuzanna Harutyunyan (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
"Organic Molecule Based Catalytic Oscillator"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm
Punit Parmananda (IIT Bombay, India)
"Quest for Experimental Chimera-Like States"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Oscillations and Synchrony
Discussion Leader: Istvan Kiss (Saint Louis University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Katharina Krischer (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany)
"Synchronization Patterns in Adaptivley Coupled Ensembles of Oscillators"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Hiroshi Kori (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Synchronization of Noisy Oscillators in Higher-Order Networks"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Dolores Bozovic (University of California Los Angeles, United States)
"Nonlinear Dynamics in the Auditory System"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Oleh Omelchenko (University of Potsdam, Germany)
"Chimera States in Networks of Phase Oscillators: When Multi-Body Interaction Matters"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Joshua Ricouvier (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Large-Scale-Integration and Collective Modes of Artificial Cells on a Biochip"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Gábor Holló (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"From Resonance to Chaos: Modulating Spatiotemporal Patterns Through a Synthetic Optogenetic Oscillator"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mathematical Advances in Pattern Formation
Discussion Leader: Arik Yochelis (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Edgar Knobloch (University of California at Berkeley, United States)
"Localization and Wave Dynamics in Reaction-Diffusion Systems"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm
Yasumasa Nishiura (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"The Platonic Polyhedra of Nanoparticles"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
Gabriela Jaramillo (University of Houston, United States)
"Existence of Spiral Waves in Oscillatory Media with Nonlocal Coupling"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Michel Ferre (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
"The Roles of Front Instabilities in Reversing Desertification"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Saar Modai (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
"Intracellular Actin Waves: Pattern Formation in Mass-Conserved Reaction-Diffusion Media"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Active Matter Across Scales
Discussion Leader: Veronique Pimienta (University of Toulouse, France)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Ramin Golestanian (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics, Germany)
"Non-Reciprocal Active Matter Across the Scales"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Markus Bär (PTB , Germany)
"Pattern Formation, Turbulence, and Control in Active Fluids"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Igor Aronson (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Active Swarms with Long-Range Signaling"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Robert Großmann (University of Potsdam, Germany)
"Trail Formation in Signaling Active Matter"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Shiva Dixit (Amity University, Haryana, India)
"Pathway Selection of an Active Droplet"
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Mitsusuke Tarama (Kyushu University, Japan)
"Actin Cytoskeletal Structures via Micro and Macro Phase-Separation"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cooperative Behavior and Self-Propulsion
Discussion Leader: Satoshi Nakata (Hiroshima University, Japan)
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Akira Kakugo (Kyoto University, Japan)
"Cooperative Task Execution of Bio-Molecular Motor Based Active Matter"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:10 pm
Karsten Kruse (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
"Patterns in Active Fluids in the Presence of Turnover"
7:10 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:50 pm
Hiroyuki Kitahata (Chiba University, Japan)
"Relation Between Motion and Shape in Self-Phoretic Systems"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure